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RIC VI, OSTIA [before 55], MAXENTIUS, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

VICTOROMN-IVMG-ENTAVGN [VICTOR OMNIVM GENT AVG N]; Maxentius stg. r. in military dress, l. holding spear, r. receiving Victory on globe from Mars, stg. and holding trophy; prostrate figure between them. MOSTT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists for this type only longer reverse legend: VICTOR OMNIVM GENTIVM AVG N (p. 405). Listed in Drost (p. 335, no. 60). Should be listed in RIC before OSTIA 55.

NOTES

Weight 3.9 g; diameter 25.08 mm. From Victor Failmezger's collection (no. 152 in RBC); photo by Doug Smith. Now in the Robert Bernobich Collection. Also shown in Drost (plate 52, no. 60/1).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski